Kit vs Remy
Kit and Remycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kit was ranked #157 and Remy #112 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Kit was ranked #305 and Remy #144 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Kit was ranked #290 and Remy #191 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Kit was ranked #468 and Remy #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kit was ranked #3015 and Remy #625 among girls in England and Wales.
Kit and Remy over time
Kit and Remy appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Kit reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Remy in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2020, Remy moved ahead of Kit in England and Wales · Boys — #179 and #235 the year before became #195 and #189.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kit and Remy changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #157 and #112.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Kit #154 in 2022, Remy #112 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Kit held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Remy in 8.
Highest recorded here: Kit #154 in 2022, Remy #112 in 2024.
The order changed in 2020: Remy moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #179 and #235; by 2020 that had become #195 and #189.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kit #157, Remy #112.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2001–2024
Kit held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Remy in 17.
Highest recorded here: Kit #2226 in 2001, Remy #521 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kit #3015, Remy #625.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Kit | Remy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The English form of Rémi, tracing to the Late Roman name Remigius — used as both a masculine and feminine name in modern English. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, via French transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Rémi |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #70 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Remy has a recorded origin (Latin, via French transmission); Kit does not have one recorded yet.
- Kit has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Remy.
- A meaning is recorded for Remy; Kit doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Kit
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #633 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #154 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Remy
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #589 among boys in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2022–2025
Highest recorded position: #70 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2022–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #70 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys